Binance
Binance launches U.S. stock, ETF options
Binance has launched long-only options on selected U.S. stocks and ETFs, with physical settlement and custody provided through Alpaca.
United States
Chainalysis
Chainalysis challenges ICE’s $94.7M TRM award
Chainalysis alleges ICE improperly awarded a $94.7 million blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs ahead of a Sept. 2 hearing.
Bankruptcy
Anthropic shares seized from FTX executives sold in 2025
U.S. Marshals reportedly sold Anthropic shares forfeited by two former FTX executives, but the price, buyers and proceeds remain undisclosed.
News
DeFi Development prices $19.8M CHAD stock offering
DeFi Development priced 2.2 million CHAD preferred shares at $9 each, with proceeds potentially supporting additional Solana purchases.
futures
Hyperliquid, Kraken parent explore regulated U.S. futures launch
Hyperliquid Labs and Kraken parent Payward have entered advanced talks to offer selected Hyperliquid-linked perpetual futures to U.S. traders through CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial. Hyperliquid could reach…
News
Polymarket says surveillance systems ready for U.S. midterm trading
Polymarket has strengthened its trade surveillance and investigation systems ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, as the prediction market operator faces scrutiny over insider trading and…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin holds $78K as U.S.–Iran clash lifts oil
Bitcoin held near $78,000 after U.S. strikes in Iran lifted oil above $90 and pressured stocks, extending BTC’s August outperformance.
Clarity Act
Ripple lawyer links CLARITY Act to U.S. job growth
Ripple legal chief Stuart Alderoty linked the CLARITY Act to job growth as the Senate prepares for a September 15 procedural vote.
asset tokenization
Tokenized deposits could cut U.S. bank lending capacity by $580 billion: report
Tokenized deposits have raised concerns that faster movement of bank money could reduce U.S. banks’ capacity to fund long term loans by hundreds of billions of…
News
Ripple Prime launches Delta One service for US equity derivatives
Ripple Prime has launched a Delta One business that lets institutional clients trade total return swaps tied to U.S.-listed equities, indexes and digital assets through its…